A new Manatt and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation white paper details how healthcare systems can increase price transparency by using cost growth benchmarking models. States can increase price ...

States that benchmark their healthcare cost growth improve transparency, strengthen primary care and boost alternative payment models, according to a new report. Eight states have implemented or are ...

State cost growth benchmarking programs can leverage data collection to advance preventive services like primary and behavioral healthcare. So argues the latest Manatt state cost containment update, ...

With consumers experiencing higher health care outlays and some putting off care because of it, a state commission on Wednesday stuck with the annual state health care cost growth benchmark, which is ...

Ambulatory surgery centers face unique financial challenges, as they are held against equally stringent standards but do not have the scale and resources of a hospital. However, there are certain ...

Accreditation surveyors for ambulatory surgery centers are now paying more attention to benchmarking and quality improvement projects. They want to see projects tackling vital issues for the center ...